Giovanni Vianna (born 26 January 2001) is a Brazilian professional skateboarder.[2] He currently resides in the United States.

Giovanni Vianna
Personal information
Born (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23)
Santo André, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportSkateboarding
Rank15th – street[1]
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
X Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Minneapolis Next X Skateboard Street

Career

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He won the Next X Skateboard Street event at the X Games Minneapolis 2018. He is also a member of Primitive Skateboarding company.[3] He turned professional in 2020.[4]

He made his debut appearance in the Olympics representing Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics where skateboarding was also added in Olympics for the very first time.[2] During the 2020 Summer Olympics, he competed in men's street event.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Male". World Skate. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Skateboarding: VIANNA Giovanni". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Team". Primitive Skateboarding. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "UPDATE: Primitive Turns Giovanni Vianna Pro on Eve of Video". SKATE NEWSWIRE. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Skateboarding - Men's Street Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Skateboarding - Men's Street results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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